EQUINE RAILWAY ACCESS
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OLD RAILWAYS ON HORSEBACK
Forest of Dean The rapid expansion of mining in the 18 th Century required transport to customers and the development of horse drawn tramways began linking the Forest to Rivers Severn and Wye. These tramways eventually became the basis for the railway system. The primary usage was for carrying of freight, with passenger carrying of lesser importance. The Passenger traffic on the Severn and Wye railway ceased in 1929. The decline of coal mining and the improved road connections brought the further decline of the Forest Railways. It closed completely in 1967. The only working railway left is the Gloucester to Cardiff Line with a surviving station at Lydney.The Forest of Dean is criss-crossed with paths but the railway line we have chosen to feature is just over 8.5 miles long and an inverted horse-shoe shape, starting from near The Barracks and ending at Parkend with the potential of completing a whole loop back at The Barracks by leaving the line at Grid Ref: SO 6086 1002 travelling through the forest south easterly. (Also another choice of following the line from Grid ref: SO 6179 1342 to Mirystock Bridge.) Grid ref: SO 6339 0939 The Barracks. Car Park close by. Grid ref: SO 6126 0834 Parkend. Parking near cross roads close to station.
Railways » Forest of Dean Local History Society (forestofdeanhistory.org.uk) Severnwye Equestrian - Forest of Dean - Full Training Livery – Reinhill @ the Hyde
Forest of Dean - milepost on the former railway � Copyright John Winder and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Forest of Dean - Central Bridge � Copyright John Winder and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Forest of Dean at Drybrook Road station � Copyright Graham Horn and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
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EQUINE RAILWAY ACCESS
Forest of Dean The rapid expansion of mining in the 18 th Century required transport to customers and the development of horse drawn tramways began linking the Forest to Rivers Severn and Wye. These tramways eventually became the basis for the railway system. The primary usage was for carrying freight, with passenger carrying of lesser importance. The Passenger traffic on the Severn and Wye railway ceased in 1929. The decline of coal mining and the improved road connections brought the further decline of the Forest Railways. It closed completely in 1967. The only working railway left is the Gloucester to Cardiff Line with a surviving station at Lydney.The Forest of Dean is criss-crossed with paths but the railway line we have chosen to feature is just over 8.5 miles long and an inverted horse-shoe shape, starting from near The Barracks and ending at Parkend with the potential of completing a whole loop back at The Barracks by leaving the line at Grid Ref: SO 6086 1002 travelling through the forest south easterly. (Also another choice of following the line from Grid ref: SO 6179 1342 to Mirystock Bridge.) Grid ref: SO 6339 0939 The Barracks. Car Park close by. Grid ref: SO 6126 0834 Parkend. Parking near cross roads close to station.
Railways » Forest of Dean Local History Society (forestofdeanhistory.org.uk) Severnwye Equestrian - Forest of Dean - Full Training Livery – Reinhill @ the Hyde
Forest of Dean - Central Bridge � Copyright John Winder and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Forest of Dean - milepost on the former railway � Copyright John Winder and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Forest of Dean at Drybrook Road station � Copyright Graham Horn and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Forest of Dean - sculpture between Serridge and new Beech Inclosures � Copyright Oliver Dixon and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.